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Life After PPE

Our students go on to pursue a variety of careers after graduating with a PPE major, in part facilitated by the focus each major develops in their theme. Popular sectors include Finance, Consulting, Public Policy, Technology and Education. Most of our students who go to graduate school, either right away or after a few years of work, study in professional fields like law, but a fair number of our students also go onto graduate programs in government and international development as well.

Career Services Data

Career Services conducts a comprehensive survey of students identifying their first job or graduate school after graduation. You can find data running back to 2011 broken down by major in their "Undergraduate Survey Reports." Beyond PPE, consider the disciplines related to your theme. For example, Public Policy and Governance PPE majors should also look at Political Science, and Globalization PPE majors should also look at International Relations.

Some Vignettes

The videos below are of PPE alumni talking about how their education has affected their careers. We are indebted to Fernanda Dobal, class of 2012 and editor of the PPE student journal, for her help in the production of these vignettes.